National Basketball Association
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Atlanta Hawks
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Chandler Parsons SF Ques Sun - Flu - 12/4/19 Parsons was held out of the previous game due to flu-like symptoms, and his status for Sunday's tilt with the Hornets is in question.
Allen Crabbe SG Ques Sun - Knee - 12/4/19 Crabbe has sat out the past two games after having a non-surgical procedure conducted on his right knee. It has yet to be established if he will line up Sunday versus the Hornets.
De'Andre Hunter PF Ques Sun - Finger - 12/4/19 Hunter missed the last game due to a dislocated right index finger, and it is unclear if he will be available against the Hornets on Sunday.
John Collins PF Elig Dec 23 - Suspension - 11/5/19 Collins is serving a 25-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. He is expected to be reinstated Dec. 23 versus the Cavaliers.
Boston Celtics
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Marcus Smart PG Ques Fri - Abdominal - 12/5/19 Smart was held out of the previous game due to an abdominal contusion and an illness. It is uncertain if he will play Friday versus the Nuggets.
Romeo Langford SG Out Fri - Ankle - 12/5/19 Langford has a right ankle sprain and will not suit up against the Nuggets on Friday.
Gordon Hayward SF Late Dec - Hand - 11/11/19 Hayward is likely to miss at least six weeks after having surgery to repair a fourth metacarpal fracture in his left hand.
Brooklyn Nets
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Kyrie Irving PG Mid Dec - Shoulder - 12/1/19 Irving is sidelined due to a right shoulder impingement. He is expected to be absent from the lineup until the middle of December.
Caris LeVert SG Late Dec - Thumb - 11/14/19 LeVert had surgery to repair ligament damage in his right thumb, and he is expected to need four to six weeks to recover.
Wilson Chandler SF Elig Dec 15 - Suspension - 8/29/19 Chandler has been given a 25-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. He is expected to be reinstated Dec. 15 against the 76ers.
Kevin Durant SF out for season - Achilles - 9/24/19 Durant is expected to sit out the entire 2019-20 season while rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.
Charlotte Hornets
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF Prob Fri - Calf - 12/5/19 Kidd Gilchrist has been held out of the previous two games due to a left calf strain, but he is likely to participate in Friday's matchup against the Nets.
Chicago Bulls
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Chandler Hutchison SF Out Fri - Shoulder - 12/5/19 Hutchison missed his third straight game with a right shoulder sprain, and he will not return to the court Friday versus the Warriors.
Cristiano Felicio PF Early Jan - Wrist - 11/12/19 Felicio suffered a non-displaced fracture of the trapezoid bone in his right wrist, and it is expected that he will be out four to eight weeks.
Otto Porter Jr. SF Mid Dec - Foot - 12/1/19 Porter is sidelined with a left foot bone bruise. He is not expected to return prior to mid-December.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Tristan Thompson C Prob Fri - Illness - 12/5/19 Thompson is expected to be available Friday against the Magic despite an illness.
Dylan Windler SG Mid Dec - Shin - 12/1/19 Windler is expected to be out of commission until the middle of December due to a left tibial stress reaction.
Dallas Mavericks
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Dwight Powell PF Ques Sat - Arm - 12/5/19 Powell exited the previous game with a left arm contusion, and it is unclear if he will line up Saturday versus the Pelicans.
Denver Nuggets
Player   Status/Updated Notes
No injuries to report.
Detroit Pistons
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Luke Kennard SG Prob Fri - Knee - 12/5/19 Kennard sat out the previous game due to bilateral knee tendinopathy, but he is likely to play Friday versus the Pacers.
Khyri Thomas SG Late Dec - Foot - 11/13/19 Thomas is recovering from surgery on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot and is expected to miss at least six weeks.
Reggie Jackson PG Early Jan - Spine - 11/21/19 Jackson has a stress reaction in his left lumbar spine but is likely to return by the beginning of January.
Golden State Warriors
Player   Status/Updated Notes
D'Angelo Russell PG Prob Fri - Finger - 12/5/19 Russell is projected to be in Friday's lineup versus the Bulls despite a left finger sprain.
Stephen Curry PG Early Feb - Hand - 11/3/19 Curry is expected to need three months to recover from surgery on the second metacarpal on his left hand.
Jacob Evans SG Out Fri - Groin - 12/5/19 Evans is sidelined with a left adductor strain, and he will not return to the lineup Friday against the Bulls.
Klay Thompson SG out for season - Knee - 10/22/19 Thompson is recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season.
Houston Rockets
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Eric Gordon SG Late Dec - Knee - 11/12/19 Gordon is expected to miss six weeks after having arthroscopic right knee surgery.
Gerald Green SG Early May - Foot - 11/12/19 Green is expected to miss six months after having surgery to repair a left cuneiform fracture.
Nene C Out indefinitely - Groin - 11/1/19 Nene is sidelined with a left adductor strain, and there is currently no timetable for return.
Indiana Pacers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Edmond Sumner PG Prob Fri - Hand - 12/5/19 Sumner is sidelined with a non-displaced fracture of the third metacarpal of his right hand. He is expected to return Friday against the Pistons.
JaKarr Sampson PF Out indefinitely - Back - 12/1/19 Sampson is out of commission due to lower back soreness, and there is not timetable for recovery.
Victor Oladipo SG Mid Dec - Knee - 12/1/19 Oladipo is healing from a ruptured quadriceps tendon in his right knee that cost him most of the 2018-19 season. He is expected to be sidelined until the middle of December.
L.A. Clippers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
JaMychal Green PF Ques Fri - Tailbone - 12/4/19 Green missed the previous game with a tailbone contusion, and it is unknown if he will line up Friday versus the Bucks.
Rodney McGruder SG Out indefinitely - Hamstring - 12/2/19 McGruder will be out of the lineup for an undetermined length of time due to a right hamstring strain.
Landry Shamet PG Out indefinitely - Ankle - 11/13/19 Shamet is sidelined with a Grade 2 left high-ankle sprain, and it is unclear when he will return to the lineup.
Los Angeles Lakers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Anthony Davis PF Prob Fri - Shoulder - 12/5/19 Davis is expected to suit up Friday against the Trail Blazers despite ongoing soreness in his right shoulder.
Kyle Kuzma PF Prob Fri - Ankle - 12/5/19 Kuzma is likely to be available against the Trail Blazers on Friday despite a left ankle sprain.
Avery Bradley SG Mid Dec - Leg - 12/1/19 Bradley has a hairline fracture in his right leg and will likely be out of commission until mid-December.
DeMarcus Cousins C Out indefinitely - Knee - 10/28/19 Cousins suffered a torn ACL in his right knee. It is unknown if he will make his season debut if the team makes the playoffs.
Memphis Grizzlies
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Kyle Anderson SF Ques Sat - Heel - 12/4/19 Anderson has sat out the past three games with right heel soreness, and it is unknown if he will return against the Jazz on Saturday.
Ja Morant PG Out indefinitely - Back - 12/1/19 Morant will miss an undetermined length of time due to back spasms.
Brandon Clarke PF Out indefinitely - Oblique - 12/3/19 Clarke is out of action due to a sore left oblique, and the team officials have yet to provide a return date.
Andre Iguodala SG Out indefinitely - Personal - 10/2/19 Iguodala will not report to the team as both parties have agreed to explore a trade.
Miami Heat
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Bam Adebayo C Prob Fri - Foot - 12/5/19 Adebayo is likely to face the Wizards on Friday despite right foot soreness.
Dion Waiters SG Prob Fri - Suspension - 12/5/19 Waiters has served his suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, but he is likely to return Friday versus the Wizards.
Justise Winslow SF Ques Fri - Back - 12/5/19 Winslow is battling a lower-back strain, and his status against the Wizards on Friday is clouded.
Goran Dragic PG Out Fri - Groin - 12/5/19 Drgic has missed the last two games due to a right groin strain and will not participate in Friday's matchup versus the Wizards.
Udonis Haslem PF Out indefinitely - Illness - 12/4/19 Haslem is out of commission with an illness, and it is uncertain when he will return to the court.
KZ Okpala SF Out indefinitely - Achilles - 11/12/19 Okpala is sidelined due to a left Achilles strain, and there is no timetable for return.
Milwaukee Bucks
Player   Status/Updated Notes
No injuries to report.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Shabazz Napier PG Prob Fri - Hamstring - 12/5/19 Napier is expected to suit up against the Thunder on Friday despite a right hamstring strain.
Karl-Anthony Towns C Prob Fri - Knee - 12/5/19 Towns is projected to play Friday versus the Thunder despite right knee tendinopathy.
Andrew Wiggins SF Ques Fri - Thumb - 12/5/19 Wiggins has a left thumb sprain, and it is uncertain if he will be in Friday's lineup versus the Thunder.
Naz Reid PF Ques Fri - Shoulder - 12/5/19 Reid missed the previous game due to soreness in his right shoulder, and it is unknown if he will face the Thunder on Friday.
Jake Layman SF Out indefinitely - Toe - 12/5/19 Layman is sidelined due to a left toe sprain, and team officials have yet to provide a return date.
New Orleans Pelicans
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Brandon Ingram SF Ques Sat - Eye - 12/5/19 Ingram left the previous game with a right eye laceration, and it is unclear if he will line up Saturday against the Mavericks.
Derrick Favors PF Out indefinitely - Personal - 12/1/19 Favors is sidelined due to a personal issue and is without a timetable for return.
Zion Williamson PF Late Dec - Knee - 12/4/19 Williamson will likely be out of action until at least the end of December after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Darius Miller SF out for season - Achilles - 10/21/19 Miller is recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season.
New York Knicks
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Damyean Dotson SG Ques Sat - Finger - 12/5/19 Dotson exited the last game with a left pinky finger injury, and it is unclear if he will play Saturday versus the Pacers.
Reggie Bullock SG Mid Dec - Neck - 12/1/19 Bullock is recovering from surgery for a cervical disc herniation and is expected to be out of action until at least the middle of December.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Terrance Ferguson SG Out Fri - Hip - 12/5/19 Ferguson will not play Friday against the Timberwolves due to right hip soreness.
Hamidou Diallo SG Early Jan - Elbow - 11/25/19 Diallo will spend four to six weeks out of the lineup with a right elbow hyperextension sprain.
Andre Roberson SG Out indefinitely - Knee - 11/4/19 Roberson is sidelined while recovering from a left knee surgery that plagued him for the entire 2018-19 season. It is uncertain when he will make his season debut.
Orlando Magic
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Michael Carter-Williams PG Ques Fri - Nose - 12/5/19 Carter-Williams sat out the last game due to a nasal contusion, and it is unknown if he will suit up Friday versus the Cavaliers.
Al-Farouq Aminu SF Out indefinitely - Knee - 12/1/19 Aminu sustained a torn meniscus in his right knee, and he will miss an extended period.
Nikola Vucevic C Late Dec - Ankle - 11/21/19 Vucevic is sidelined due to a right lateral ankle sprain, and he is expected to miss at least four weeks.
Philadelphia 76ers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Josh Richardson SG Ques Sat - Hamstring - 12/5/19 Richardson has missed the last four games due to right hamstring tightness, and it is unclear if he will return to the court for Saturday's tilt with the Cavaliers.
Kyle O'Quinn C Out indefinitely - Calf - 12/5/19 O'Quinn is sidelined due to a left calf strain, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Phoenix Suns
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Aron Baynes C Ques Sat - Calf - 12/5/19 Baynes has missed the previous three games with a left calf strain, and it is uncertain if he will return against the Rockets on Saturday.
Deandre Ayton C Elig Dec 16 - Suspension - 10/24/19 Ayton has been handed a 25-game suspension for violating the league's Anti-Drug Program. He is expected to be reinstated in time for Dec. 16 against the Trail Blazers.
Portland Trail Blazers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Gary Trent Jr. SG Ques Fri - Hamstring - 12/5/19 Trent Jr. has been absent from the lineup during the past five games with a right hamstring strain, and it has yet to be determined if he will return against the Lakers on Friday.
Zach Collins PF Early March - Shoulder - 11/5/19 Collins will be out for at least four months after having surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder.
Jusuf Nurkic C Mid Feb - Leg - 7/8/19 Nurkic is recovering from surgeries to repair compact fractures in both his left tibia and fibula. He is expected to be out of action until sometime in February.
Sacramento Kings
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Cory Joseph PG Ques Fri - Back - 12/5/19 Joseph has soreness in his lower back, and his status for Friday's tilt with the Spurs is up in the air.
Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Ques Fri - Knee - 12/5/19 Bogdanovic was absent from the lineup during the previous game with a right knee contusion, and it has yet to be determined if he will play Friday versus the Spurs.
Marvin Bagley III PF Doub Fri - Thumb - 12/5/19 Bagley III is sideline due to a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb, and he is unlikely to return to action against the Spurs on Friday.
De'Aaron Fox PG Mid Dec - Ankle - 11/13/19 Fox is sidelined with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain and is likely to miss four to six weeks.
San Antonio Spurs
Player   Status/Updated Notes
LaMarcus Aldridge C Ques Fri - Thigh - 12/4/19 Aldridge missed his second consecutive game due to right thigh soreness, and it is undetermined if he will suit up Friday versus the Kings.
Toronto Raptors
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Matt Thomas SG Late Dec - Finger - 11/26/19 Thomas is out of commission due to distal phalanx fracture to the left ring finger. He is expected to miss four weeks.
Stanley Johnson SF Mid Dec - Groin - 12/1/19 Johnson has a stress reaction in his left groin and is expected to be out until the middle of December.
Patrick McCaw SG Mid Dec - Knee - 12/1/19 McCaw is recovering from arthroscopic surgery to remove a benign mass on the back of his left knee. He will likely be out of action until at least mid-December.
Utah Jazz
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Juwan Morgan PF Ques Sat - Knee - 12/5/19 Morgan missed the last game due to a left knee contusion, and it is uncertain if he will play against the Grizzlies on Saturday.
Mike Conley PG Ques Sat - Hamstring - 12/5/19 Conley sat out the previous game with left hamstring tightness, and it remains to be seen if it will impede his status for Saturday's contest versus the Grizzlies.
Washington Wizards
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Isaiah Thomas PG Ques Fri - Calf - 12/5/19 Thomas sat out the previous game with a left calf strain, and it is unknown if it will prevent him from playing Friday against the Heat.
Jordan McRae SG Late Dec - Finger - 12/5/19 McRae had a pin extracted from his right ring finger and is likely to be out of the lineup for at least two weeks.
Thomas Bryant C Late Dec - Foot - 12/3/19 Bryant is projected to miss at least three weeks due to a stress reaction in his right foot.
CJ Miles SG Out indefinitely - Wrist - 12/4/19 Miles is recovering from surgery to repair ligament damage in his left wrist, and there is currently no timetable for return.
John Wall PG out for season - Achilles - 7/22/19 Wall has undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season.